This was one incredible debate. Both Senator Biden and Governor Palin brought it at their best. Biden smiled for the entire 90 minutes and Palin got in a few winks and of course she had a shoutout to the 3rd grade class that gets extra credit.
The expectations before the debate were parallel to each of the VP candidates personalities. Joe Biden is known for being a know-it-all with lots of years notched in his belt. Sarah Palin is known…well…she’s not really known and because of that expectations were very low for her. There were millions of people across the country who were convinced that she was going to run off stage crying. They were proven terribly wrong.
It is now 24 hours after the debate and there really hasn't been a clear "winner" announced by the news media. I think that’s how most of the country feels. Biden did what the media thought he was going to do, except for the gaff part of it, and Palin exceeded expectations. MSNBC.com in their politics section has a story headlined "Palin didn't win debate, but didn't lose either" and that pretty much sets the national tone.
This debate will be recalled again if the McCain/Palin campaign wins the election because the media will say that this VP debate was the turning point in the campaign. However, if Obama/Biden win, this debate will come up in the media by them saying that Joe Biden's experience really shined through.
In my opinion, just to interject it here, I think Sarah Palin did a great job. Just as a tie went to Obama because of his lack of experience in the first presidential debate, a tie here goes to Palin because of her lack of experience.
